[Haskell-cafe] question about show

[Karsten Gebbert]

> Which package are you using for this?
>
> I'd like to add that in some cases (GHC, Haddock, any base libraries) it
> is not possible to add such a dependency which means that a lot of the
> time you're stuck with the stock stuff (Show, IsString).

I'd be interested to know too! Anyways, the purpose (and limitations) of
Show in this case seem definitely clearer now, so thanks to you all for
responding. From the perspective of a beginner, I have to admit that its
definitely confusing though.

Cheers, 

k

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